I wish I had the time/money to prepare and do the things he's done. In the meantime, I can watch his journey across Alaska.

I'm perfectly fine with being a 'touristy' to a degree for the first voyage... but the trip definitely will not be about travel company guided tours and lush accommodations - I'm sure you can see and do a lot with them, however, we are of the exploring mindset.

Often, that's all it takes. You are limited however to what you can experience. Alaska has so much to offer. Wolves killed a teacher last March in the village we were once at. Native culture can not be replicated. I saw whales so close to the beach that I could hit them with a rock. Went on a seagull egg hunt on a uninhabited island. Saw a 1200# bear run past my front door. Did I tell you that we are moving back up there in 14 months?

_________________2006 Sport CRD

Could the Aztecs have known, that in 2012 after a 4 year experiment, our country would cease to exist?

Sure. We're going up in the Northwest around Wainwright or Kotzebue. Bring your parka. Try to eat at least a dozen spoiled anchovies a day to prepare you for the tainted (there's that word again) whale blubber.

_________________2006 Sport CRD

Could the Aztecs have known, that in 2012 after a 4 year experiment, our country would cease to exist?